Thank you Rakesh ji, for ;highlighting the point of relative notion of 'poison' and tolerance of poison! Very interesting and intriguing! Kind Regards Janaki Turaga
On 12/13/09, Rakesh Biswas <[email protected]> wrote: > > Very interesting point Janaki Ji, > > I too recently came across another plant *Cestrum diurnum* which is > poisonous to humans and other mammals, affecting the nervous system > (Kingsbury 1964, Krook et al. 1975, Morton 1982) and yet birds are > responsible for its seed dispersal.(Morton 1982). > > Would be nice to investigate this further and hear from the experts who > could throw more light into this. > > regards > > rakesh > > > On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 11:05 AM, JANAKI TURAGA > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> HI all, >> Would appreciate any inputs on this. >> My question is are there any antidotes available as natural antidotes to >> Yellow Oleander tree *Thevetia peruviana* which are commonly available >> as food source to birds-such as Oriental White Eyes and Asian Koels? >> And has any member observed any other birds/animals feeding on the >> flowers, fruit and nectar of Yellow Oleander tree other than Oriental White >> Eyes, Asian Koels and Purple Sunbirds? >> Kind Regards >> Janaki Turaga >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: JANAKI TURAGA <[email protected]> >> Date: Dec 9, 2009 6:04 AM >> Subject: Oriental White Eye and Yellow Oleander >> To: [email protected], [email protected] >> >> >> Hi all, >> I saw a flock of Oriental White Eyes (approximately 10) (just like as >> described by Salim Ali!), flitting amongst avenue trees of acacia and Yellow >> Oleander. Few Oriental White Eyes were surprisingly (for me at least) >> feasting on the poisonous fruits of the Yellow Oleander Tree. I thought this >> was unusual and I have not seen any bitten/half eaten fruit of the Yellow >> Oleander tree ever, until yesterday. It also raised the question of how do >> the birds neutralise the poison in the fruits, and whether there are natural >> antidotes for these poisonous fruits. It was evident that the fruits are >> consumed by Oriental White Eyes- at the very least, as seen in the littering >> of half eaten fruits beneath the tree. The half eaten fruit litter was very >> like that of parakeets' feast of guava fruits in the orchard! >> I must mention that I have seen Purple Sunbirds feed on the nectar of >> these flowers! Since all parts of the plant are poisonous, what about the >> nectar, would that be poisonous too? >> Afraid the file size is big and has exceeded the limit! Also the picture >> quality-this was the best that was possible. >> Would appreciate any feedback on this. >> Camera: Canon Digital Elph SD 600, Auto image correction in Canon Software >> Kind Regards >> Janaki Turaga >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "indiantreepix" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
